Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel faces a stiff challenge in his bid for reelection, and the April 7th runoff could hinge on his support for controversial red-light cameras. The devices -- which auto-ticket motorists who appear to have violated Chicago ...

Chicago must re-elect Rahm Emanuel as mayor, or else the city could collapse into bankruptcy and wind up like Detroit, Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) warned Monday. At a ceremonial event for Casimir Pulaski Day in Chicago , Kirk said Emanuel's ...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel says city building ordinances don't allow the renovation project at Wrigley Field to have construction crews working around the clock. Emanuel's Tuesday announcement is a blow to a Chicago Cubs team that says it needs to quicken ...

Here's a shocker. Rahm Emanuel may not be re-elected as mayor of Chicago. The reason? Emanuel has been siding with poor, minority children who want a better chance in life against Chicago teachers unions who view the public schools as a jobs program ...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel arrives to address delegates at the first session of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, September 4, 2012. REUTERS/Chris Keane In the aftermath of last Tuesday's Chicago election, in which ...

Jesus "Chuy" Garcia would seem to be the kind of candidate President Barack Obama would happily support for Chicago mayor. But Garcia is challenging incumbent Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Obama's former chief of staff. "Anyone who knows anything about ...

By Mary Wisniewski and Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO, March 2 ( ) - Winning more support from Chicago's black community, which makes up about one third of the electorate, will be essential if Jesus "Chuy" Garcia is to cause one of the biggest political ...

Scott Olson/ See Also Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will have to fight for his job in April There's a 'black site' in Chicago where US citizens reportedly get treated like terrorists Chicago protesters demand probe of what they call ...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel 's well-oiled fundraising operation will get to collect donations money without the constrictions of state limits in his race against Jesus Chuy Garcia, thanks to $110,000 an Emanuel-aligned political action committee spent on the ...